Argentine cement producer Loma Negra announced it will hire 120 workers for the new line at its US$350m L'Amalí II plant in Bonaerense de Olavarría, Argentina.

Of the 120 new positions, 80 will be operators and the rest managers and analysts, according to a company statement. The selection of staff will be carried out both internally and externally and the company will be in charge of carrying out the search.

Loma Negra highlighted that the external search will focus on Olavarría and surrounding areas, "in order to contribute to the development of communities near the plant, and with a particular focus on promoting gender diversity."

L’Amalí II has been under construction since end-2017 and is scheduled to be inaugurated in 2020. The new line will expand Loma Negra’s capacity by more than 40 per cent, and improve its efficiency and competitiveness.